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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02165.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of William H. Holly, E company, 12th regiment, Connecticut, infantry |
| Title | William H. Holly to Mary Ann Davis describing camp life and his attitude to the war |
| Date | 29 May 1862 |
| Author | Holly, William H. (d. 1864) |
| Recipient | Davis, Mary Ann |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written at Camp Parapet to a friend. Mentions going into New Orleans and meeting many acquaintances from home, noting that the people "seemed to behave themselves very well." Wounded acquaintance, William, returns to service, and William, the writer, notes he would not like to return home until he can do so "for good." Discusses heat, flies/mosquitoes, and the manner in which troops can trade rations for fruit in season. Finally, the war is taking a toll when he says, "I am getting tired of this life which I am leading. It is so monotonous, every day a like, and I shall be glad when this war is ended and I can feel once more that I am a man and that I can speak and act as I am mind to without the fear of the Guard House or being reported and have to go before the Col." |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Military Camp Injury or Wound Diet and Nutrition Military Provisions Military Law |
| People | Holly, William H. (d. 1864) Davis, Mary Ann (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | William H. Holly was mustered into the "E" Co. CT 12th Infantry on 11/19/1861. He died a prisoner of war on 12/11/1864 at Salisbury, NC. N.B. Holly spells his name "Holley." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Trans-Mississippi |
| Civil War: Unit | 12th Connecticut Infantry, E company |